The Energon Pub

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Jinbu arrived today.

Opened it up, saw an Arms Micron sprue, heart sank as I realized that there was somehow a defective first-run Jinbu still lurking around and I got hit with it.

Why did I do this to myself? Even in a best-case scenario, this is gonna SUCK...

But isnt is just bad assembly? Cant you reassemble it correctly?

Indeed, all you need to do is switch the thighs, which can be done with a simple Phillips screwdriver (and taking the whole leg apart...). Here's a guide:

[william-james88]

too tired... to open... box



Will get to it tomorrow

[wilcosu35]

"Will" get to it?
How can you be too tired to open a box of goodies?
Nice cliffhanger though.

[Zeedust]

Jinbu arrived today.

Opened it up, saw an Arms Micron sprue, heart sank as I realized that there was somehow a defective first-run Jinbu still lurking around and I got hit with it.

Why did I do this to myself? Even in a best-case scenario, this is gonna SUCK...

But isnt is just bad assembly? Cant you reassemble it correctly?

It's a more intricate repair than I've ever attempted before, and my hands aren't the steadiest. Plus I'm worried I'll strip one of the screw heads by misjudging the proper screwdriver size. I've done that once before.

EDIT, WHICH AFTERWARDS WAS EDITED AGAIN: Yep, there we go. One screw head, shredded into complete and utter (the only word I couldpossibly use here got censored)-ing unusability with the same screwdriver that worked just fine on the others, right when I'm halfway through taking the damn thing apart. And then getting the non-ruined leg back together was WAY harder than it should have been. My hand hurts. I feel like an idiot. A sad, angry idiot.

[william-james88]

"Will" get to it?
How can you be too tired to open a box of goodies?
Nice cliffhanger though.

Haha, thanks!

This is what was in it: Takara Stepper!

I know some of you yanks were able to get him for 8$ back in the day, but I wasnt collecting then and Quebec TRUs would get them anyway, so here I am with the Takara one and all its bling.

[triKlops]

Jinbu arrived today.

Opened it up, saw an Arms Micron sprue, heart sank as I realized that there was somehow a defective first-run Jinbu still lurking around and I got hit with it.

Why did I do this to myself? Even in a best-case scenario, this is gonna SUCK...

But isnt is just bad assembly? Cant you reassemble it correctly?

It's a more intricate repair than I've ever attempted before, and my hands aren't the steadiest. Plus I'm worried I'll strip one of the screw heads by misjudging the proper screwdriver size. I've done that once before.

EDIT, WHICH AFTERWARDS WAS EDITED AGAIN: Yep, there we go. One screw head, shredded into complete and utter (the only word I couldpossibly use here got censored)-ing unusability with the same screwdriver that worked just fine on the others, right when I'm halfway through taking the damn thing apart. And then getting the non-ruined leg back together was WAY harder than it should have been. My hand hurts. I feel like an idiot. A sad, angry idiot.

Not to add fuel to the anger party, but i can probably explain the head shredding issues.
If you know this already, my apologies.

JIS is the standard for screw heads in Japan.
http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards

Similar to our phillips but not exact.
Here is it how it applies to our toys.
http://revlimiter.net/blog/2014/09/the-japanese-phillips-jis-screwdrivers/

So using US tools on Japanese toys will usually lead to skipping/ shredding issues.
Sometimes immediately, sometimes over a long period; depends on multiple factors.
You can find JIS sets, on the cheap, on eBay, Amazon and most computer part sites.

So, its not you, it just happens to be the tool measurements, hopefully...
Good luck with the rest of it.

[Sjeng]

Just received my reissue G1 dinobots Slag, Snarl and Sludge. I still have my original G1 Grimlock, all are 100% complete. Now I only need a G1 Swoop.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Just received my reissue G1 dinobots Slag, Snarl and Sludge. I still have my original G1 Grimlock, all are 100% complete. Now I only need a G1 Swoop.

"Reissue"? They were never reissued officially, just KO'ed. But in the case of Swoop you may have to resort to a bootleg considering his fragility. Still nice you got them

[Sjeng]

Just received my reissue G1 dinobots Slag, Snarl and Sludge. I still have my original G1 Grimlock, all are 100% complete. Now I only need a G1 Swoop.

"Reissue"? They were never reissued officially, just KO'ed. But in the case of Swoop you may have to resort to a bootleg considering his fragility. Still nice you got them

Yeah I was wondering about that, but they look just like the real deal. They even have TAKARA (C) 1980-1984 on them heh. And they're so nice and shiny
I'll settle for a KO G1 Swoop if I can find one.

[grimdragon2001]

just got PotP Optimus today. I like Orion Pax, but the other modes just dont hit me quite as well. Ultimately i think Rodimus turned out to be the better of the two

[Zeedust]

Not to add fuel to the anger party, but i can probably explain the head shredding issues.
If you know this already, my apologies.

JIS is the standard for screw heads in Japan.
http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards

Similar to our phillips but not exact.
Here is it how it applies to our toys.
http://revlimiter.net/blog/2014/09/the-japanese-phillips-jis-screwdrivers/

So using US tools on Japanese toys will usually lead to skipping/ shredding issues.
Sometimes immediately, sometimes over a long period; depends on multiple factors.
You can find JIS sets, on the cheap, on eBay, Amazon and most computer part sites.

So, its not you, it just happens to be the tool measurements, hopefully...
Good luck with the rest of it.

Thanks, wish I knew that before it was too late. No clue what to do now. If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestion. Is there a place to get replacement screws of the proper size and color?

Just so I know for the future, would the screwdriver thing also apply to installing batteries in Kenzan and the other electronic Go figures??

[triKlops]

Thanks, wish I knew that before it was too late. No clue what to do now. If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestion. Is there a place to get replacement screws of the proper size and color?

Just so I know for the future, would the screwdriver thing also apply to installing batteries in Kenzan and the other electronic Go figures??

Anything that has JP manufacturing spec origins will require the JIS drivers.
I would strongly urge you to get a set ASAP if you want to properly adjust any of your GO figures.
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/JIS-Driver-Set/IF145-115-1
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=jis+screwdriver+set&_sop=15

[Zeedust]

Anything that has JP manufacturing spec origins will require the JIS drivers.
I would strongly urge you to get a set ASAP if you want to properly adjust any of your GO figures.
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/JIS-Driver-Set/IF145-115-1
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=jis+screwdriver+set&_sop=15

Thanks.

EDIT: Oh, and Kenzan arrived today because of course. Scared to open the box.

[triKlops]

Anything that has JP manufacturing spec origins will require the JIS drivers.
I would strongly urge you to get a set ASAP if you want to properly adjust any of your GO figures.
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/JIS-Driver-Set/IF145-115-1
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=jis+screwdriver+set&_sop=15

Thanks.

EDIT: Oh, and Kenzan arrived today because of course. Scared to open the box.

No doubt. I went through this myself about 10 years ago and it took a year or 2 to get this worked out.
Finally, someone on a forum dropped the knowledge on me and i got a set cheap.

So this is my chance to pay that info forward.
Good luck and let me know how this goes.

[X3ROhour]

too tired... to open... box



Will get to it tomorrow

f
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not cool

[Evil Eye]

"Will" get to it?
How can you be too tired to open a box of goodies?
Nice cliffhanger though.

Haha, thanks!

This is what was in it: Takara Stepper!

I know some of you yanks were able to get him for 8$ back in the day, but I wasnt collecting then and Quebec TRUs would get them anyway, so here I am with the Takara one and all its bling.

Oooh, nice! Stepper is a gorgeous deco on a wonderful looking toy.

[william-james88]

f
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not cool

It was Stepper, I posted it the next day and you can see him right above

[Liokaiser1989]

MISB

[-Kanrabat-]

Thanks to a surprise 25$CAN gift from Hasbro and Toys R Us, this club member got his TLK leader Dragonstorm for less than 30$CAN plus taxes! Nice that these surprise coupon can be applied on toys that are already on sale. No way I was getting Leader Dragonstom for 70-75$CAN plus taxes. But for the price of a voyager? Don't mind if I do!

I've yet to unpack him and try him out, but so far, it seem nice based on reviews. It will also fit pretty well into my dino/dragon movie knights display.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I've yet to unpack him and try him out, but so far, it seem nice based on reviews. It will also fit pretty well into my dino/dragon movie knights display.

Be careful with unpacking him, there have been reports of heads snapping off if done improperly.

Well, for my own lifting of the veil. A bit early, but eh:

Power of the Primes Dinobot Swoop
Power of the Primes Dinobot Slug

Yup, went for the Dinos because they're going faster than Dreadwind.

[-Kanrabat-]

I've yet to unpack him and try him out, but so far, it seem nice based on reviews. It will also fit pretty well into my dino/dragon movie knights display.

Be careful with unpacking him, there have been reports of heads snapping off if done improperly.

Well, for my own lifting of the veil. A bit early, but eh:

Power of the Primes Dinobot Swoop
Power of the Primes Dinobot Slug

Yup, went for the Dinos because they're going faster than Dreadwind.

Oh, I was very careful. Invisible tie-wraps. Invisible tie-wraps everywhere.
Haven't transformed him yet but so far, making the dragon's elbow joints as loose pin joints instead of ratchets was pretty dumb. My dragon can manage only one pose. The "ready for a good dickin'" pose.

[WreckerJack]

Well, that's a sentence I never thought I would hear.

[Liokaiser1989]

MOSC

[Rodimus Prime]

Diaclone Ceji Jaguar.JPG

MOSC

I want one of those to go with my MP Soundwave.

Today I finally reacquired a figure I was forced to sell almost 7 years ago due to financial issues. BotCon 2011 G2 Sideswipe has returned to me. He completes my anti-Stunticon set of Optimus Prime, Jazz, Arcee, and Lockdown.

My nostalgic purchase for today was a VHS copy of Villains (The Ultimate Doom). Yes, I said it. VHS.

[Burn]

I gots stuff. But most importantly, I finally got HIM.